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Irregular News for 09.28.06
Minneapolis, MN -- A 14-year-old boy was under arrested Wednesday after his 3-year-old sister was found passed out with a blood alcohol level of 0.12 percent at a home where four adults were "heavily drunk," authorities said.
She was unconscious and in critical condition when she was taken to a hospital Monday night, police spokesman Lt. Greg Reinhardt said. "The child could have easily died," Reinhardt said.
However, she was doing fine Tuesday and by midmorning Wednesday had been released from the hospital to the St. Joseph's Home for Children, a nonprofit that cares for children in crisis.
The girl's brother was arrested Tuesday at the home on suspicion of child endangerment, Reinhardt said.
"This was not a case of accidental alcohol poisoning," he said. It was a case of "neglect or abuse."
The girl's grandmother, a 53-year-old Minneapolis woman, was released Wednesday after being arrested previously on suspicion of possible child endangerment.
The girl's sister called police and told officers the 3-year-old accidentally got into alcohol in a cabinet, Reinhardt said. He said police later learned that she drank hard liquor, but he didn't know what kind.
Kirk Hughes of the Minnesota Poison Control System said it would take about 7 ounces of beer or about one ounce of 40-proof liquor for a 28-pound child to reach a 0.12 blood-alcohol level. One ounce would be about two mouthfuls for such a child, he said.
Authorities also found 11 other children, ages 1 to 15, at the house, Reinhardt said. The 3-year-old's mother was not home at the time, he said. She later told officers the grandmother was the baby sitter, according to a police report.
Arthur Searcy, a visitor at the house Monday night, said the grandmother took the blame because of her "mother hen" instincts to protect her grandchildren. She was visiting, not baby sitting, he said.
"The baby got a hold of something, and that's it," Searcy said. "Accidents do happen."
The adults were drinking in the kitchen and the children were in another room when the girl got drunk, he said, adding he was unaware of her condition until police arrived.
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Minneapolis, MN -- A 14-year-old boy was under arrested Wednesday after his 3-year-old sister was found passed out with a blood alcohol level of 0.12 percent at a home where four adults were "heavily drunk," authorities said.
She was unconscious and in critical condition when she was taken to a hospital Monday night, police spokesman Lt. Greg Reinhardt said. "The child could have easily died," Reinhardt said.
However, she was doing fine Tuesday and by midmorning Wednesday had been released from the hospital to the St. Joseph's Home for Children, a nonprofit that cares for children in crisis.
The girl's brother was arrested Tuesday at the home on suspicion of child endangerment, Reinhardt said.
"This was not a case of accidental alcohol poisoning," he said. It was a case of "neglect or abuse."
The girl's grandmother, a 53-year-old Minneapolis woman, was released Wednesday after being arrested previously on suspicion of possible child endangerment.
The girl's sister called police and told officers the 3-year-old accidentally got into alcohol in a cabinet, Reinhardt said. He said police later learned that she drank hard liquor, but he didn't know what kind.
Kirk Hughes of the Minnesota Poison Control System said it would take about 7 ounces of beer or about one ounce of 40-proof liquor for a 28-pound child to reach a 0.12 blood-alcohol level. One ounce would be about two mouthfuls for such a child, he said.
Authorities also found 11 other children, ages 1 to 15, at the house, Reinhardt said. The 3-year-old's mother was not home at the time, he said. She later told officers the grandmother was the baby sitter, according to a police report.
Arthur Searcy, a visitor at the house Monday night, said the grandmother took the blame because of her "mother hen" instincts to protect her grandchildren. She was visiting, not baby sitting, he said.
"The baby got a hold of something, and that's it," Searcy said. "Accidents do happen."
The adults were drinking in the kitchen and the children were in another room when the girl got drunk, he said, adding he was unaware of her condition until police arrived.
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